Luke Cockayne
Luke Cockayne
I am a conceptual artist and I work with whatever medium fits the idea. My main interest is in installations or pop-up exhibitions that explore a theme, particularly around ideas about gender, sexuality, fertility, and mental health. There’s a hopeful idealism throughout my work. I recently curated and took part in ‘Phreaking Gender’ at Kiosk, where myself and Nicole O’Reilly used photography, videoart, and performance to explore how new media can help people re-imagine their gender.
I routinely organise solo and group shows and am deeply interested in the question of how to curate difficult work in a way that is safe for both the viewer and the artist.
Luke 'Luca' Cockayne (he/they) (b.1990) is a conceptual artist and writer based in the Southside of Glasgow. Previously known as Ana Hine, Luca’s work exists at the limits of language – using whatever medium is necessary to communicate ideas around what it means to be alive. His recent works include ‘I Didn’t Kill Myself That Day Because…’ a collaborative wall piece for OOSOOM at Summerhall, and 'My Bed Becomes My Whole World On The Days When My Depression Hits' a street poster campaign during lockdown. He has taken part in group shows in various publicly funded and/or artist-run spaces, including the Turner Contemporary, Kiosk, Cooper Gallery, Generator Projects, Summerhall, and Coburg House Art Studios, and is looking for gallery representation. His sculptural goal is to build a portable ‘Screaming Space’ that can be used for loud verbal or noisy stimming.